After being arrested, imprisoned, tried and beaten for speaking in the name of Jesus, the apostles were commanded to not speak in the name of Jesus any more (Acts 5:40). Can you imagine a judge, a court or a high council passing down a sentence that condemned you for speaking about Jesus Christ and commanded that you never do it again? Can…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 271)
Near the end of his short epistle, Jude urged his readers, “keep yourselves in the love of God” (Jude 21). But, how can I do that? First of all, we need to remember that Jesus said, “If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love” (John 15:10). So, I cannot abide in the love of God without obeying His commandments.…
Of all the legal trials that are happening in courtrooms around our country right now, why is the murder trial of Casey Anthony making national television? No doubt, we could explain it by pointing to the satisfaction that our society finds in sick, twisted and disturbing matters that are really none of their business (or any other number of explanations). Here’s the…
If you could grab Satan by the neck (can you picture doing that?), what would you do with him? Are you like me and get totally frustrated with the deceit, the traps, the lies, the temptations and the pretty picture that he puts on evil and all of its vices? What would people’s lives look like (more specifically, what would the lives…
There are dozens (if not hundreds) of products on the market that do nothing but “mask symptoms.” Air fresheners may do nothing but mask the odor without actually addressing the actual cause of the odor. Throat lozenges may do nothing but numb the pain without actually addressing the actual cause of the pain. Throw rugs may do nothing but cover the stains…
There are often one or two qualities or facts that stick out and characterize someone in our minds. For example, we might say or think something like this – “Oh, yes, I know him…he’s a huge Gator fan…he’s the one who drives that black Acura…he’s the one who always wears that orange shirt…” “Oh, yes, I know her…she’s always dressed so immaculately…she’s…
Save the African Elephant. Save the African Rhino. Save the African Gorilla. Save the Amur Leopard. Save the Bonobo. Save the Giant Panda. Save the Sumatran Orangutan. Save the Kemp’s Ridley Turtle. Save the Polar Bear. Save the Irrawaddy Dolphin. Save the North Atlantic Right Whale. Save the Vaquita. Save the South China Tiger. Save the Sumatran Tiger. Save the Tree Kangaroos. …
Owning a business or running a company must be so much more challenging today than it was just a few years or decades ago. The way that our society has changed (not always for the better), the way that the average person’s work ethic has changed (rarely for the better), amidst all of the other economic challenges and government regulations, it must…